NORMAL – An abundance of pent-up energy and enthusiasm found a release Thursday as the Illinois State football team opened its fall camp at Hancock Stadium.
“There’s a lot of intensity,” safety Christian Uphoff said. “Guys are excited to be out there. There’s a lot of screaming and hollering.”
ISU has been participating in organized team activities for the past two weeks, but the Redbirds practiced as a team for the first time Thursday.
“It went very well. It was the first time 11 on 11 playing real football,” said ISU coach Brock Spack. “The timing was really good.